Combination vest and belt



- A. PIOTROWSKI COMBINATION VEST AND BELT Filed April 22 1924 INVENTOR'ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

UNi'l'iED STATES ANTHONY PIOTROWSKI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINATION VEST AND BELT.

Application filed April 22, 1924. Serial No. 708,110.

To aZZ whom. 2'25 may macern:

Be it known that l, ANTHONY Fro'rnow- SKI, citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Vests andBelts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to mens garments, having moreparticular reference to a novel type of vest which is particularlyserviceable in summer weather and which is in the form of a belt, andcovers the top of the trousers, without however extending up to theshoulders of the wearer, the invention having for an object theprovision of a novel and improved garment of this sort.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. 1 of the drawing is a face view of my improved garment showing itextended.

Fig. 2 is a top edge view indicating it as in actual use.

In constructing my improved garment I provide an outer facing element inthe form of a band 10 which may be of suflicient length to substantiallyencircle the waist of the user and which may be relatively wide at thecentre thereof, which forms the front of the garment, and may tapertoward each end. This band is mounted on an inner band 12 which is ofless width than the outer band at the centre thereof and which is ofapproximately the same width at the ends, the inner band being slightlylonger than the outer one. As here shown the ends of the outer band haveattached at one end thereto the short elastic braids 14 which areattached at opposite ends to the inner band and which serve the purposeof keeping the outer band. in proper tension. The outer band is alsoengaged between its ends with the inner band in a manner to permit ofslight relative movement of the two parts, the inner band being hereshown as formed with a vertical loop 16 which engages a horizontal loop17 on the outer band. The inner band is provided at one end with anextended tab 18 and at the other end with a buckle 19 with which thistab may be engaged whereby the said band may be tightened upon the waistof the user.

In order to provide a support for the trousers I may provide on theinner face of the inner band the loops 22 which are adapted to havepassed through the straps 23 fixed to the top edge of the trousers atone end and having suitable buttonholes in their opposite ends whichreceive buttons 24 on the trousers and thereby detachably secure thesaid opposite ends of the straps 23 to the trousers, the latter beingindicated at T in Fig. 2. Nhen these straps are engaged with the loops22 on the inner band 12 the latter will act as a support for thetrousers as will be apparent. I may provide pockets such as 26 on theinner face of the inner band.

The outer element 10 may be of silk or other suitable material, and mayalso be of any suitable design or pattern, or provided with any suitableornamentation that may be desired, while the inner band is preferablymade of linen or like material.

As will be, apparent, I have provided an ornamental garment whichpresents substantially the appearance of a vest of the type worn withevening or dinner coats, while lacking the warmth which is anundesirable feature of the ordinary vest in summer weather. It will benoted that with the particular arrangement here shown the outer band isonly kept in sufiicient tension to lit properly and does not clingclosely to the inner band.

W hile I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of myinvention it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction therein shown and that various changes andmodifications might be made therein without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Let ters Patent of the United States is as fol lows 1. Agarment of the class described comprising inner and outer bands, theouter band being shorter than the inner band, and elastic braidsattaching the ends of the outer band to the inner band whereby the outerband is held under slight tension when the garment is being worn.

2. A garment of the class described comprising inner and outer bands,the outer band being shorter than the inner band, and elastic braidsattaching the ends of the outer band to the inner band whereby the outerband is held under slight tension when the garment is being worn, andmeans connecting the two bands together between their ends to permit ofslight relative displacement thereof. 7

3. A garment of the class described comprising inner and outer bands,the outer band being shorter than the inner band, and elastic braidsattaching the ends of the outer band to the inner band whereby the outerband is held under slight tension when the garment is being worn, andmeans connecting the two bands together between their ends to permit ofslight relative displacement thereof, comprising a vertical loop on oneband and a horizontal loop on the otherband engaged with the verticalloop.

4. A garment of the class described comprising an outer band, an innerband of slightly greaterlength than the outer band, means for attachingthe ends of the inner band to one another, elastic braids connecting theends of the outer band to the inner band, and interlocking loop elementsmounted on the respective bands between their ends.

5. A garment of the class described coinprising'an outer band, an innerband of slightly greater length than the outer band, means for attachingthe ends of the inner band to one another, elastic braids connecting theends of the outer band to the inner band, and interlocking loop elementsmounted on the respective bands between their ends, and loops on saidinner band adapted to be engaged with a second garment to support thelatter.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

ANTHONY PIOTROWSKI.

